jokowi surprised to be featured at madame tussauds

A wax figure of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is set to be exhibited at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong in the summer this year.

Jokowi’s effigy will be placed in the museum’s Historical and National Heroes section, joining other world leaders, such as Indonesia’s first president Sukarno, Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping.

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong general manager Jenny You said Jokowi was friendly and patient during their sitting, which took place at the State Palace last year. “He spent a great deal of discussion with our team to make sure his figure would be made to perfection,” she said in a press release. “We are confident that his appearance will greatly enhance visitors' experience and [we] cannot wait to bring the finished figure to our attraction by the second quarter of 2017.”